City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Emergency Medical Services

Agency file

Emergency Medical Services

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Emergency Medical Services provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 269 employees with median total compensation of $68,590; the highest distinct record was $167,300.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $16.3M
Employees: 269
Median total: $68,590
Highest record: $167,300

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$166$118,805+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 269 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,590) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $43,655 (72%)
Overtime — $14,505 (24%)
Other — $2,300 (4%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$6,494

$34,963

$68,590

$81,749

$97,068

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,068 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,494. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

EMT Paramedic

82 · $71,531

EMT Basic

32 · $52,182

Emerg Communications Officer

26 · $69,782

EMS Unit Commander

25 · $88,579

Relief EMT Paramedic

21 · $8,391

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$17.1M —	286 —	$69,723 —
2025	$16.3M ▼ 5.0%	269 ▼ 5.9%	$68,590 ▼ 1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brandi Godchaux

EMS Employee Development Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$93,905

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $88,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,905
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $4,800
Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $500
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1956
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Brandi Godchaux holds the role of EMS Employee Development Officer at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,905.

Casey Fontenot

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$93,889

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,365
Overtime: $28,240
Other pay: $1,284
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,889
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $220
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1942
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $644

At Emergency Medical Services, Casey Fontenot serves as a Emerg Communications Officer within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,889.

Mallory Mills

Emerg Community Assistant Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$92,914

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,890
Overtime: $26,693
Other pay: $1,331
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,914
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1944
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $911
Total Overtime Hours: 839

Mallory Mills is a Emerg Community Assistant Shift Supervisor at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $92,914.

Kimberly Pittman

Emerg Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$92,434

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,220
Overtime: $26,834
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,434
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1946
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $343
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $617

At Emergency Medical Services, Kimberly Pittman serves as a Emerg Community Shift Supervisor within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,434.

Kerri Avara

Assistant EMT Training Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$92,431

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $71,312
Overtime: $19,683
Other pay: $1,437
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,431
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $964
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1938
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $53
Pay Location Code: 5210

Kerri Avara works as a Assistant EMT Training Officer for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Kerri earned $92,431 in 2025.

Jonathan Peguero

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$92,260

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $41,370
Overtime: $48,990
Other pay: $1,901
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,260
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,481
Total Overtime Hours: 2,563.63

Jonathan Peguero works as a EMT Basic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Jonathan earned $92,260 in 2025.

April Landry

EMS Deputy Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$92,021

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $70,858
Overtime: $19,994
Other pay: $1,168
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,021
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $77
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1928
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $141
Pay Location Code: 5210

April Landry holds the role of EMS Deputy Shift Supervisor at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,021.

David Cleveland

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$91,333

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,482
Overtime: $24,912
Other pay: $1,939
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,333
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,519
Total Overtime Hours: 902.5

David Cleveland holds the role of EMS Unit Commander at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,333.

Simon Graziano

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$90,750

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,715
Overtime: $24,527
Other pay: $1,508
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,750
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $308
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $780

At Emergency Medical Services, Simon Graziano serves as a EMS Unit Commander within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,750.

Baylen Piker

Emerg Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$90,470

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $66,494
Overtime: $22,995
Other pay: $982
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,470
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1946
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $562
Total Overtime Hours: 637.25

Baylen Piker is a Emerg Community Shift Supervisor at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $90,470.

Jeremy Landry

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$89,648

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $63,993
Overtime: $25,293
Other pay: $362
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,648
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $12
Total Overtime Hours: 542.5

Jeremy Landry is a EMS Unit Commander at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $89,648.